4. SYNTAX
- vah baoidla kama krta hO.
vah bedil ka:m karta: h ́.
he without-heart work do-ptc is
He works uninterestingly.
4.3.3.3. Double/Multiple Negation
Hindi allows only one negative particle per clause. Double or
multiple negation markers are not used.
- maOM hOdrabaad nahIM gayaa hUÐ.
m ́~ h ́dara:ba:d nahĩ: gaya: hũ:.
I Hyderabad neg went be
I have not gone to Hyderabad.
It is, however, possible to use double negation markers for
emphasis.
- maOM maaskao nahIM na gayaa hUÐ.
m ́~ ma:sko nahĩ: na gaya: hũ:.
I Moscow neg neg went be
Have I ever gone to Moscow? Or
I have never gone to Moscow.
4.3.3.4. Negation and Coordination
Negation occurs in coordinate structures as it does in simple
sentences. The negative element is not moved to the co-ordinate
position unless the identical element is deleted from the second
negative conjunct. It is only in the na na ... na na ‘neither ... nor’
situation that negative elements are used sentence initially.
- na Aimat naaOkrI krta hO AaOr na karaobaar.
na amit nøkri: karta: h ́ ør na karoba:r.
neg Amit service do-prt is and neg business
Amit has neither a job nor a business.
20a. Aimat naaOkrI nahIM krta hO.
amit nøkri: nahĩ: karta: h ́.
Amit job neg do-pr is
Amit is not doing a job.